Awkishqucha

Awkishqucha

Awkishqucha and the Chaqllaku glacier
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°11′35″S 77°33′24″W / 9.19306°S 77.55667°W / -9.19306; -77.55667Coordinates: 9°11′35″S 77°33′24″W / 9.19306°S 77.55667°W / -9.19306; -77.55667[1]
Surface elevation 4,310 m (14,140 ft)[2]

Awkishqucha (Wanka Quechua awkish to water, to irrigate / to give to drink,[3] Quechua awki prince / a mythical figure of the Andean culture, qucha lake,[4][5] hispanicized spellings Auquiscocha, Auquishcocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District.[6] It is situated at a height of about 4,310 metres (14,140 ft). Awkishqucha lies at the foot of the mountains Chiqllarahu in the north and Wallqan in the southeast, southwest of the lakes Wallqaqucha and Chiqllaqucha.

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru, Lagunas con nombre: Auquishcocha
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Auquishcocha", retrieved on October 13, 2013
  3. ↑ scribd.com Jesús Guillermo Caso Álvarez, Ortografía Fonólógica Del Quechua Chanca, 2007
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
  5. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)


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